“Once again, federal agencies have been found to be duplicating efforts and missing opportunities to cut costs in areas as diverse as disaster response, military health care and U.S. currency manufacturing.”
“That’s according to the ninth installment in a series of mandatory Government Accountability Office round-ups that flag potential opportunities for billions of dollars in savings.”
“The report, “Additional Opportunities to Reduce Fragmentation, Overlap, and Duplication and Achieve Billions in Financial Benefits,” identifies 98 new recommended actions for Congress or the executive branch in 28 new and 11 existing areas. Released last week, the report catalogues 396 open recommendations in total…”
“Key examples include…” Read the full article here.
Source: GAO Sees Billions in Potential Savings Just by Trimming Government Duplication – By Charles S. Clark, May 28, 2018. Government Executive.
